Story Behind The Song
Missing home and girl during wartime.
| Song Length |
4:11 |
Genre |
Rock - Indie/Low-Fi, Rock - Modern |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Worried, Poignant |
Subject |
Worry, Long |
| Similar Artists |
Guided By Voices |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
when they told me not to wait
I was gone, dear, gone
when I tried to hesitate
I was thrown beyond
when she said that she was late
I was going down dawn's street
when they told me not to dare
I'd been gone too long
when they told me what to wear
I was holding on
when they fastened on a spare
I was going down dawn's street
I'm trying not to breathe
they won't let me call
I'll be taking up this field by fall
just me and a steel rifle
when they rationed all my air
I had breathed enough
they commanded not to care
about dawn's sweet love
I was on my knees in prayer
as I crawled down dawn's street
I'm lost in the trees
they won't let me call
I'll be taking up this field by fall
this field isn't me at all
I'm trying not to breathe
they won't let me call
I'll be taking up this field by fall
just me and a steel rifle